Punchline
A medical school dropout and a housewife/mom try to make it as stand-up comedians. They become friends and help each other out at an NYC comedy club.
DistributorColumbia Pictures
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Opening$160,742
4 theaters
4 theaters
Release Date
(Wide)Sep 30, 1988 (Oct 7, 1988)
Running Time2 hr 8 min
GenresComedy
Drama
Romance
In Release98 days/14 weeks
Widest Release917 theaters
IMDbPro
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| Date | Rank | Weekly | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30-Oct 6 | 17 | $239,715 | - | 4 | - | $59,928 | $239,715 | 1 |
| Oct 7-13 | 2 | $6,089,621 | +2,440.4% | 753 | +749 | $8,087 | $6,329,336 | 2 |
| Oct 14-20 | 3 | $4,541,772 | -25.4% | 904 | +151 | $5,024 | $10,871,108 | 3 |
| Oct 21-27 | 4 | $3,164,501 | -30.3% | 916 | +12 | $3,454 | $14,035,609 | 4 |
| Oct 28-Nov 3 | 5 | $2,088,409 | -34% | 917 | +1 | $2,277 | $16,124,018 | 5 |
| Nov 4-10 | 9 | $1,812,617 | -13.2% | 912 | -5 | $1,987 | $17,936,635 | 6 |
| Nov 11-17 | 12 | $1,168,858 | -35.5% | 876 | -36 | $1,334 | $19,105,493 | 7 |
